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Vol. V No. 4 Adult Bible Teacher Large-Print Edition FALL QUARTER September, October, November 2017 Daily Bible Readings... 2 Covenants with God UNIT I: Signs of God s Covenants Sept.

2 Vol. V No. 4 Adult Bible Teacher Large-Print Edition FALL QUARTER September, October, November 2017 Daily Bible Readings... 2 Covenants with God UNIT I: Signs of God s Covenants Sept. 3 The Rainbow Gen. 8:20-22; 9: Sept. 10 Circumcision Gen. 17: Sept. 17 Sabbath Observance Exod. 31: Sept. 24 A Spirit-Filled Heart Ezek. 36: UNIT II: Called into Covenant with God Oct. 1 God s Covenant with Abram Gen. 15:1-6, Oct. 8 God s Covenant with Israel Exod. 19: Oct. 15 Obeying God s Law Exod. 20: Oct. 22 God s Covenant with David II Sam. 7:1-6, 8-10, Oct. 29 God s Covenant with the Returned Exiles Neh. 9:32-38; 10: UNIT III: An Everlasting Covenant Nov. 5 Faithful God, Unfaithful People Num. 25:10-13; I Sam. 2: Nov. 12 Promise of a New Covenant Jer. 31: Nov. 19 Mediator of the New Covenant Heb. 12:14-15, Nov. 26 Remembering the Covenant I Cor. 11: Edited and published quarterly by THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE GOSPEL WORKER SOCIETY UNION GOSPEL PRESS DIVISION Rev. W. B. Musselman, Founder Price: $3.35 per quarter* $13.40 per year* *shipping and handling extra ISBN Lessons based on International Sunday School Lessons; the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching, copyright 2014 by the Committee on the Uniform Series and used with permission. Edited and published quarterly by The Incorporated Trustees of the Gospel Worker Society, Union Gospel Press Division, 2000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio Mailing address: P.O. Box 6059, Cleveland, Ohio

3 Daily Bible Readings for Home Study and Worship (Readings are for the week previous to the lesson topics.) 1. September 3. The Rainbow M. The Lord s Grace Toward Noah. Gen. 6:1-8. T. Entering the Ark. Gen. 7:1-10. W. Exiting the Ark. Gen. 8: T. Be Fruitful and Multiply. Gen. 9:1-7. F. As in the Days of Noah. Matt. 24: S. The Rainbow-Crowned Angel. Rev. 10:1-7. S. The Bow, Sign of God s Promise. Gen. 8:20-22; 9: September 10. Circumcision M. Sarah, Mother of Nations. Gen. 17: T. Ishmael, Father of a Nation. Gen. 17: W. Circumcision in Abraham s Household. Gen. 17: T. The Covenant of Circumcision. Acts 7:1-8. F. Faith Before Circumcision. Rom. 4: S. Jesus, Mediator of a Better Covenant. Heb. 8:1-8. S. God s Covenant with Abraham Reaffirmed. Gen. 17: September 17. Sabbath Observance M. The Sabbath Commandment. Exod. 20:8-11. T. Sabbath Day Remembrance. Deut. 5: W. Healing on the Sabbath. Matt. 12:9-14. T. Teaching on the Sabbath. Mark 6:1-5. F. Worship on the Sabbath. Acts 16: S. A Psalm for the Sabbath. Ps. 92:1-15. S. The Sabbath, a Sign of the Covenant. Exod. 31: September 24. A Spirit-Filled Heart M. A New Covenant of the Heart. Jer. 31: T. Nations Will Know the Lord. Ezek. 36: W. The Lord Will Restore Israel. Ezek. 37: T. Restored as One People. Ezek. 37: F. A Covenant of Peace. Ezek. 37: S. Careful to Maintain Good Works. Titus 3:8-11. S. A New Spirit Within You. Ezek. 36: October 1. God s Covenant with Abram M. By the Word of the Lord. Ps. 33:1-9. T. The Call of Abram. Gen. 12:1-3. W. Promise of Land and Descendants. Gen. 13: T. God s Promise to Sarah. Gen. 18: F. Promise of Land and Prosperity Fulfilled. I Kings 4: S. Abraham: Righteousness by Faith. Rom. 4:1-4. S. God s Promise and Covenant. Gen. 15:1-6, October 8. God s Covenant with Israel M. Chosen Above All People. Deut. 10: T. Preparing to Meet God. Exod. 19:9-15. W. The Triumphant Glory of the Lord. Isa. 60:1-7. T. House of Israel, Bless the Lord. Ps. 135:1-9, F. God s Glory Revealed in Jesus. Luke 9: S. A Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation. I Pet. 2:1-10. S. A People Called to Meet with God. Exod. 19: October 15. Obeying God s Law M. The Voice of the Lord. Deut. 5: T. No Other Gods Before Me. Exod. 20:1-12. W. Right Conduct Toward Others. Exod. 20: T. The Fulfillment of the Law. Matt. 5: F. Jesus Precept on Anger. Matt. 5: S. Jesus Precept on Lust. Matt. 5: S. Learning to Fear the Lord. Exod. 20: October 22. God s Covenant with David M. David Anointed King of Israel. I Sam. 16:1, T. David s Throne Established Forever. I Chron. 17:9-15. W. David s Preparations for the Temple. I Chron. 22:1-5. T. David s Instructions to Solomon. I Chron. 22:6-16. F. The Lord s Faithfulness to David. Ps. 89:1-15. S. David in the Service of Saul. I Sam. 16: S. God s Promise to David. II Sam. 7:1-6, 8-10, October 29. God s Covenant with the Returned Exiles M. Assembled for Confession and Worship. Neh. 9:1-4. T. Acknowledging the Lord s Rule. Neh. 9:5-8. W. God s Long Patience. Neh. 9: T. Redeemer of Israel s Iniquities. Ps. 130:1-8. F. A God Who Pardons Iniquity. Mic. 7: S. God s Kindness Calls for Repentance. Rom. 2:1-8. S. Confession and Covenant Renewal. Neh. 9:32-38; 10: November 5. Faithful God, Unfaithful People M. God Is Always Faithful. Ps. 44:1-8. T. Doing Good to Jesus. Matt. 26:6-13. W. Serve the Lord and One Another. Rom. 12:9-18. T. In the Bonds of the Gospel. Philemon 1:8-16. F. Tragic Result of Idolatry. Num. 25:1-9. S. Contempt for the Lord s Offerings. I Sam. 2: S. Promise of a Faithful Priest. Num. 25:10-13; I Sam. 2: November 12. Promise of a New Covenant M. God s Love for His People. Jer. 31:1-6. T. God Will Bring Them. Jer. 31:7-9. W. God Will Regather Them. Jer. 31: T. The Children Will Return. Jer. 31: F. You Shall Know the Lord. Hos. 2: S. In Remembrance of Me. Luke 22: S. The Law in Their Hearts. Jer. 31: November 19. Mediator of the New Covenant M. God s Awesome Power. Ps. 66:1-4. T. Covenant Blessings. Matt. 5:1-12. W. Not Neglecting the Covenant. Deut. 4: T. Praise God for Answered Prayer. Ps. 66: F. One Sacrifice for Sin. Heb. 10: S. Mediator of the New Covenant. Heb. 9: S. Receiving an Unshakable Kingdom. Heb. 12:14-15, November 26. Remembering the Covenant M. Peace Through His Blood. Col. 1:9-20. T. Dishonoring the Lord s Supper. I Cor. 11: W. Contending for the Faith. Jude 1:1-4, T. Preparations for the Passover. Mark 14: F. The Bread and the Cup. Mark 14: S. Celebrating in Sincerity and Truth. I Cor. 4:4-8. S. Observing the Lord s Supper. I Cor. 11:

4 LESSON 1 SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 Scripture Lesson Text GEN. 8:20 And No ah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man s sake; for the imagination of man s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. 9:8 And God spake unto No ah, and to his sons with him, saying, 9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 17 And God said unto No ah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. NOTES Adult Bible Teacher 3

5 The Rainbow Lesson: Genesis 8:20-22; 9:8-17 Read: Genesis 8:20 9:17 TIME: unknown PLACE: mountains of Ararat GOLDEN TEXT I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth (Genesis 9:11). Preparing to Teach the Lesson This Sunday s study begins a detailed examination of the covenants of God. In our first unit of study, we examine the signs that God instituted for some of His covenants. TODAY S AIM Facts: to understand the promise and the unconditional nature of God s covenant with Noah. Principle: to grow in confidence that God is faithful to His promises. Application: to recall God s promises and faithfulness at all times. INTRODUCING THE LESSON This week we consider the covenant that God made with Noah and the sign God gave the rainbow. DEVELOPING THE LESSON 1. The promise of the covenant (Gen. 8:20-22). Following the Flood and God s deliverance of Noah and his family (7:1 8:19), Noah built an altar to the Lord. He took some from every clean animal and every clean bird, and he sacrificed those as offerings. This was Noah s way of expressing thanks 4 to the Lord for His deliverance. God received Noah s sacrifice and made a promise. He would never again curse the ground because of anything mankind did. Nor would He ever again kill all living things on the earth, as He had done in the Flood. God declared that what He had done because of the sin of man (Gen. 6:5) He would never do again. He reinforced His words with the promise of the continuity of the seasons (8:22). The covenant, or promise, God made here is sometimes called the Noahic covenant. Since its fulfillment does not depend on any response from mankind, we call it an unconditional covenant. 2. The recipients of the covenant (Gen. 9:8-11). These verses inform us that God s covenant was not just to Noah and his sons; it was also to his seed, or descendants. Since all humanity is descended from Noah, God s covenant applies to all of us today. In verse 10 some additional recipients of this covenant are named: And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out

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